The King’s Jester
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"The King’s Jester" is a poem by Welsh writer W. H. Davies that reflects his characteristic blend of simple language and contemplative insight into human nature and social roles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The King’s Jester canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9665727 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The King’s Jester Context triple: [W. H. Davies, hasPoem, The King’s Jester]
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A.
The Court Jester
The Court Jester is a 1955 musical-comedy film starring Danny Kaye, renowned for its witty dialogue, swashbuckling parody of medieval adventure films, and memorable performances by its ensemble cast.
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B.
The Jester
The Jester is a segment from Andrei Tarkovsky’s film "Andrei Rublev," focusing on a wandering fool whose performance and subsequent persecution highlight themes of artistic freedom, social cruelty, and the precarious role of the artist in medieval Russia.
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C.
Norby and the Court Jester
Norby and the Court Jester is a science fiction children's novel in the Norby series, co-created by Janet Asimov and Isaac Asimov, featuring the quirky robot Norby in a humorous space adventure.
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D.
The Jester Race
The Jester Race is a landmark 1996 album by Swedish band In Flames that helped define the Gothenburg melodic death metal sound with its blend of aggressive riffing and harmonized melodies.
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E.
The Fool’s Revenge
The Fool’s Revenge is a 19th-century historical drama play by Tom Taylor, loosely adapted from Victor Hugo’s "Le roi s’amuse" and centered on a court jester’s intricate plot for vengeance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The King’s Jester Target entity description: "The King’s Jester" is a poem by Welsh writer W. H. Davies that reflects his characteristic blend of simple language and contemplative insight into human nature and social roles.
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A.
The Court Jester
The Court Jester is a 1955 musical-comedy film starring Danny Kaye, renowned for its witty dialogue, swashbuckling parody of medieval adventure films, and memorable performances by its ensemble cast.
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B.
The Jester
The Jester is a segment from Andrei Tarkovsky’s film "Andrei Rublev," focusing on a wandering fool whose performance and subsequent persecution highlight themes of artistic freedom, social cruelty, and the precarious role of the artist in medieval Russia.
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C.
Norby and the Court Jester
Norby and the Court Jester is a science fiction children's novel in the Norby series, co-created by Janet Asimov and Isaac Asimov, featuring the quirky robot Norby in a humorous space adventure.
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D.
The Jester Race
The Jester Race is a landmark 1996 album by Swedish band In Flames that helped define the Gothenburg melodic death metal sound with its blend of aggressive riffing and harmonized melodies.
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E.
The Fool’s Revenge
The Fool’s Revenge is a 19th-century historical drama play by Tom Taylor, loosely adapted from Victor Hugo’s "Le roi s’amuse" and centered on a court jester’s intricate plot for vengeance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| author | W. H. Davies ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Welsh ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Wales ⓘ |
| creatorOccupationOfAuthor | poet ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
identity
ⓘ
performance in social life ⓘ social hierarchy ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryDevice |
imagery
ⓘ
irony ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
human nature
ⓘ
social roles ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | early 20th-century British poetry ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | works of W. H. Davies ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
contemplative insight
ⓘ
simple language ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
court jester
ⓘ
relationship between ruler and subject ⓘ |
| tone |
philosophical
ⓘ
reflective ⓘ |
| usesPerspective | first-person observation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The King’s Jester Description of subject: "The King’s Jester" is a poem by Welsh writer W. H. Davies that reflects his characteristic blend of simple language and contemplative insight into human nature and social roles.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.